Folding cot



(No Model.) 2 sheets-sheet 1.

C. M. WAGNER.

FOLDING COT. Y

' mui Q5 225mg (No Model.) '2 Sheets-#sheet 2.

C. WAGNER.

PoLDIN'coT.

Patented Mar. l1, 1892.

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in which the end pieces with the legs of the cot UNITED STATES *PATENT OFFICE.

GASPAR M. WAGNER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FOLDING COT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 469,759, dated March 1, 1892.

Application led May 25, 1391. Serial No. 393,952. (No model.)

To all wiz/0m it may concern,.-

Be it known that l, GASPAR M. WAGNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Oots, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure lis a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section on line 2 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is an end elevation. Fig. 4 is a detail, being a sectional view of one end of one of the side pieces of the cot, showing the c ot folded; and Fig. 5 is a detail, being a partial vertical section of one end of the cot, showing a modification. l

My invention relates to folding cots, and more particularly to that class of folding cots are adapted to be folded und-er and to slide horizontally under the cot, so as to leave the upper surface of the cot free and to avoid the necessity of removbing the bedclothes when it is desired to fold the cot. The objects of cots of this character are shown in my former patents, Nos. 440,7 32 and 440,733, dated November 13, 1890. a h

The objects of'my presentinvention are to provide improved guides upon which the end pieces may move when turned under the cot, to provide an improved method of securing the side rails upon the bed-frame, and to otherwise improve the construction of cots, of this character. I accomplish these objects as illustrated in the drawings and as hereinafter specied.

That which I regard as new will be pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, the cot-frame consists of the usual side pieces A, held together by crossnieces A and end pieces B. A Woven-wire inattress or any other suitable material is secured upon the frame of the cot for supporting the bedclothes. The mattress C is preferably secured to the side pieces A at or near the top of said side pieces, as best shown in Figs. l and 2. l

ct a, indicate narrow strips, which are secured upon the upper part of the'side pieces A at the ends, adapted to support the opposite ends of the side rails D, as best shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

ving practically the same.

The end pieces B at their upper portions form the end rails E of the cot and extend downward at each side to form the legs F, upon which the cot is supported. Casters f may be mounted upon the legs F in any suitable manuel'. Each end piece is provided at its upper portion near the end With a staple or ring b, adapted'I to receive a pin d in the upper portion of the ends of the side rails D, as best shown in Figs. l and 2. By this construction when the rails D are raised to a perpendicular position they may be held in such position by the insertion of the pins d into the rings Z). If desired, the pins may be inserted in the end pieces and the rings in the side rails, the operation in bot-h cases berlhis construction is shown in one of my said former patents.

' The side railsare provided at thelower portion of their ends with brackets c, which are Y secured to the side rails, and are provided with a portion bent at rightangles to the line of the side rails, said portion being adapted to receive one end of a wire spring G, which is adapted to turn in said bracket and which is secured at its opposite end to the end of the bed-frame` as best shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3. The tension of the spring is such that it will tend to hold the side rail down in contact with the side of the bed-frame, so that when the cot is set up the tension of the springs G will tend to hold the pins d in the rings b. I do not wish to limit myself to the construction shown of the brackets c or tothe constructionhelrein shown for securing the springs Gto the bed-frame or to the side rails, as this may be accomplished in many ways. By this construction when it is desired to lower` the side rails or to close the cot the side rails D may be raised so that the pins d will be free from the rings b and be folded over upon the bedclothes, the springs G per mitting the bottom of the rails D to be raised from the upper edge of the side pieces 'of the bed. The side rails may thereby be folded over upon the bed without necessitating the removal of the bedclothes, which forms a very`;

valuable feature of my present invention.

roo The end pieces B, as hereinbefore stated,'f

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' posite end of each guide-arm h is bent upward,

and at its end is bent into a horizontal position at right angles to the main portionof the rod h, as best shown at j in Fig. 2. The curved portion of the rod h passes through a perpendicular slot 7s in a guide-plate K, one

of which is secured near each end ot' each endpiece B,."as best shown in Fig. 3. The' object of theportion j upon the guide-arm h is to prevent the latter from slipping. out of the slotje. If desired, this object may be accomplished by enlargingthe end ot the guide-arm h, which projects through the slot k, or in many other ways.

The rings g, by means of which the end4 pieces B are mounted upon `the swinging guide-arms 7L', are placed upon such arms between the points z', where the arms .71, are hinged, and the points where they passthrough the slots k, as best shown in Fig. 2. The armsJL are of such length. that when the cot is setup they will bring the inner surfaces of the end pieces B in contact with the ends of the side" pieces A. By this construction when thejcotis set up the arms h will be slightly inclined in an upward 1direction from the points 2". The points j willi then be inthe upper vportion of the slots 7e and the end piecesl Bfwill. be held tightly against the ends ofthe side pieces A, asbest shown in Figs..2, 3

and 5.,

Whenv it is Vdesired -to fold the cot by press.- ing` downward on the end pieces B or raisingthe side pieces A, the portions j on the arms `7L will move downward in the slot until the ring g reaches a point lower than the side` pieces A, when the end pieces B-.may bejturned under the cot, andas the arms h will then bepractically in a horizontal position below the side pieces A the end piecesV B may be moved along the arms h-until they are entirely beneath the cot-frame, as shown in Fig. 4. Theportionsj on the arms h will then beA at the bottom of the platesK.

Bymeans of the movable guides h, pivotally engaged with the side pieces A, I render Y the construction more simple and desirable by providingsmooth and easy action of the parts in foldigthe end pieces beneath the cot. I also render the construction more, economical by avoiding upwardly extending slots inthe guides, as in my patents hereinbefore mentioned.

In order to morefirmly lock-the end pieces B in position `when the cot isset np,eacl1 end plate K is bent over at the top to form a hook l, which is adapted to receive a correspondin g hook m, secured upon the end piece B in suitable position, as best shown in Fig. 2. When the cot is set up, the hooks Z and m will fit into each other and hold the parts more Iirmly in position. If desired, the hooks Z and m may be omitted, as shown'in Fig. 5; but I prefer to use them, as the cot is thereby more firmly locked in its upright position.

That which I cl'ailn as new, and desire to secure b v Letters Patent, is-

1. A cot consisting of a cot-frame having swinging and rising and falling side rails which fold down .upon the upper side of the cot-frame, and springs which connect the lower portionsot' Y the side. rails, with. the cotframe and permit the side rails to be .bodily raised `for folding them upon the. cot-frame, substantially as and for thek purposes described.

2. The combination, in a cot, of rails D, adapted to rest upon the side. pieces otthe cot frame, and springs G, secured at 4one end to the ends of said railsand at theother end to the end pieces ofthe cot-frame, the tension of the springs being such thatthey will cause a downwardpressureupon the. side rails, substantially as and for the purpose.

specified.

3. The combination, with a cotframe,.of

guide-arms h, iiexibly connected at one end` to the side pieces ofthe cot-.frame to rise and fall in the arc of acircle in a vertical plane, guide-plates with which. the opposite ends otithe guide-arms loosely engage,.and end pieces engaging the guide-arms and adapted to slide horizontallyunder the cot upon` said guidearms, substantially as and for the purposes described. 4. The combination, in a foldingcot, of side pieces having guides h hinged .to the side pieces near their ends, the outer. end ofeach guide being. adapted to move in av `slotted plate, with end pieces adapted to bemoved upon said guides horizontally under .the cotframe, substantially asand fol-.the purpose specified.

5.` The combination, with a cot-frame` having side pieces and end pieces provided with hooks m, of guide-arms h, flexibly connected at one end to the cot-frame to rise and fall in the arc of a circle in a verticalplane, the

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slotted guide-plates K, secured to the side pieces of the cotfframe, engaging the guidearms and provided with hooks lfor `receiving the hooks on the end4 pieces `ott-he cot: frame, and end. pieces engaging` theguidearms and adapted to slide horizontallyunder the cot-frame, substantially as and for` .the purposes described.

GASPAR4 M. WAGNER.

Witnesses: JOHN L. JACKSON, NELLIE MCKIBBEN. 

